Dairy-bottle cap



Nov. 27, 1923 1,475,383 r N. J. HALL DAIRY BOTTLE GAP Filed March 21. 1922 INVENTOR MM 6/ fim/ Patented Nov. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES NATHANIEL J. HALL, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

DAIRY-BOTTLE CAP.

Application filed March 21, 1922. Serial No. 545,522.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHANIEL J. HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, county of King, and the State of \Vashington, have invented a new and useful Dairy-Bottle Cap; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact specification, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention is a device for closing the top of dairy bottles which has a prong on it for remo ing the paper caps and an opening in it with a removable cover.

The object of the invention is to provide a closure for dairy bottles which may be snapped over the top of the bottle and held in place by a spring.

Another object of the invention is to provide a closure for dairy bottles in which is an opening having a cover plate over it so that the opening may be opened and closed.

And a further object of the invention is to provide a closure for dairy bottles which has a prong on one side for removing the pasteboard caps.

\Vith these ends in view the invention embodies a round piece of material with a curved flange projecting'downward and two projections one having a point on its lower end projecting from the flange. A V shaped opening is also placed in one side and a cover plate over it which is pivoted a short distance from the center of the cap and has a projection on one side for opening and closing it. A spring is also placed on the cap which fits over the head at the top of the bottle and holds the cap in place.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevation.

Figure 2 is a plan view.

Figure 3 is a bottom view.

Figure a is another side elevation.

In the drawings I have shown my cap as it would be used wherein numeral 1 indicates the body of the. cap Which has a curved flange 2 on its outer edge and a V shaped hole 3 in one side. At one side of the flange is a projection 4 having a hook 5 on its lower end and on the other side is a projection 6 which forms a clip for removing the cap. Over the V shaped opening 3 is a cover plate 7 which has a projection 8 on one side by which itmay be moved backward and forward. This cover plate is pivoted on a rivet 9 at a short distance from the center of the cap so that as it is opened theflange on its outer edge will move away from the side of the cap and as it is closed it will move inward and bind against the side of the cap. A spring 10 which is shaped as shown in Figure 1 so that it will grip the lower edge of the bead at the top of a bottle is fastened to the cap by a rivet 11.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the construction without de parting from the spirit of the invention. One of which changes may be in the means for fastening the spring to the cap. Another may be in the shape of the opening 3 and another may be in the use of two of the prongs 5. V I

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoing description. To use the device it would be gripped in a persons hand and the prong 5 forced into the pasteboard cap in the top of a bottle and then the device may be snapped over the top of a bottle with the spring 10 gripping over the head or ridge around the top of the bottle. The cover 7 may ordinarily be closed by moving it over the hole 3, however, when it is desired to pour anything out of the bottle the cover may be moved to one side as hereinbe-tore described.

Having thus fully described the invention what I claim is new and'desire to secure by Letters Patent is A closure for dairy bottles embodying a disc having an opening in one edge and a curved flange bent downward from the remainder of the edge; a segmental cover for the opening having its outer edge curved downward, a projection on one side by which it may be moved, and being pivoted to the closure at a point at one side or the center so that as it opens the outer edge will move away from the side of the. cover, and as it closes it will bind; a prong projecting down ward from the edge of the closure for removing the paste board cap; and a spring of a diiferent material riveted to the closure and extending downward to grip the closure on the top of the bottle.

NATHANEL J; HALL. 

